Creamy Dairy-free Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Pesto & Bacon
A warming, creamy, nutty-flavored soup filled with gut healing bone broth and collagen. This Roasted Cauliflower soup is next level with some tasty toppings. (AIP, Paleo, Whole 30)
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 medium head of cauliflower
- 1 tsp coconut oil, melted
- 4 slices bacon (nitrate-free, sugar-free)
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 4 cups chicken or turkey bone broth
- 3 Tbsp coconut cream (canned)
- 6 scoops collagen peptides powder (I use Vital Proteins)
- pinch of sea salt
- 2 Tbsp dairy-free pesto (recipe below)
optional topping (not for AIP)
- pepitas
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400f degrees. Cut the head of cauliflower into small florets, toss in coconut oil, and spread evenly on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Roast for 30 minutes, tossing half-way in between. Remove and set aside and turn the oven off.
- On the stovetop, in a bottom-heavy pan or dutch oven, add the bacon slices. Cook over medium heat until fat is rendered and bacon is crispy. Set bacon aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
- In the bacon grease, add chopped onion and sprinkle with sea salt. Stir with a wooden spoon for 3-5 minutes until translucent.
- Next, add the roasted cauliflower florets and stir around to get coated in the grease and onions. Add bone broth over top and turn the heat high to bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Let soup simmer for 15 minutes or so. The cauliflower should be very soft.
- Once done, turn the heat off. Transfer to a high-speed blender and add coconut cream, collagen, and another pinch of sea salt to taste. Blend on high for 30 seconds or so until everything is creamy and well combined.
- Serve into bowls, top each bowl with a drizzle of pesto (approx. 1/2 Tbsp or more per bowl). Each of the 4 bowls gets crushed bacon over top! For non-AIP version, add pepitas or any other seeds you like. Serve hot, store leftovers in a mason jar in the fridge.